Year: 2008

Rajon Rondo is on fire lately.  He's aggressive… he's scoring… he's defending… he's distributing.  He's playing the kind of game…

If anyone thought the No. 2 UConn Huskies were going to have an easy time of things in paradise, you…

SI’s Jon Heyman is reporting that the Red Sox and Tigers are still talking deal to swap Julio Lugo and…

This is from “Eight Men Out”, by Eliot Asinof, the story of the 1919 Chicago White Sox who threw the…

The Red Sox have shown interest in Junichi Tazawa for a few months and now have another reason to try…

Last year, the Brewers acquired C.C. Sabathia from the Indians and absolutely drove him into the ground. Three days rest?…

Enjoy this video. This is all for me until Monday. No Black and Golddust to close out the week. No…

From Steve Aschburner/SI.com: Wolves rookie Kevin Love, born into a basketball family, has a real grasp of and respect for…

This week, I’ll let Statler and Waldorf do the lead in. Enjoy… Simply another example of the global reach of…

I know he’s not on the team anymore, but I have to post this again. Chad Henne Is A Joke…

Ethereal. Cotter’s take on the win. [OFTOT] 6 tips from LeBron. [NESW Sports] A new spin on Michigan’s shitty season….

College BasketballPuerto Rico Tip-Off/Xavier vs. Virginia Tech – ESPNU, 1:30 p.m.Coaches vs. Cancer/Southern Illinois vs. UCLA (consolation game) – ESPN2,…

Just browsing through the stats for the 2008 season, looking at the differences between Ohio State and That Team Up…

Go here to vote for EJ – Defensive Coordinator Coach of the Year

Looks like no more shortened games in the World Series. Outstanding. Wait, I thought we heard this several days ago?…

College Gameday, live from Norman, OK – ESPN, 10 a.m. noonMichigan at Ohio State – ABC Army at Rutgers –…

We recently asked Derek Schultz of XL 950 to give his take on long time Colts broadcaster Bob Lamey. Here’s…

NFL Network sucks. I’ve been sick this week, so I wasn’t about to head to a bar and kill my…

Due to work issues and an appointment I cannot break, the Friday megalinks will be posted most likely at night….

Matsuzaka is going to play for Japan in the World Baseball Classic this spring and will try to win another…

I have made no secret of the fact that I have never been much of a fan of Mike Mussina…

Welcome to the Anti-Preview for Syracuse. The Fighting Irish are finally bowl eligible after surviving a 27-21 game against the…

The UConn Huskies football news will be coming up shortly in the game preview. It’s game night for the UConn…

“I was dreaming when I wrote this, forgive me if it goes astray…” “But when I woke up this morning,…

Ultimatenyg NY Giants blog features a recap of Phil Simms’ commentary (on WFAN.com live ~945AM with Mike Francesa) every Sunday…

From the likes of Wade Miller and Kyle Snyder to Bartolo Colon the Red Sox have often found value, or potential value in signing a veteran pitcher looking to right the ship after injury or at the end of their line to a one year deal and have them fill spots at the back of the rotation.

That type of insurance policy combined with an influx of youth at the tail end of your rotation has been invaluable in recent years where the Red Sox have needed their fair share of spot starts. I can remember more Julian Tavarez starts than I care to!

While the top of the rotation certainly is full of horses (Beckett, Lester, Matsuzaka) and Wakefield and the young guns (Buchholz, Bowden, Masterson) provide a solid tail, injury is unpredictable. The 2008 New York Yankees are a great proof to the theorem that you can’t have enough starting pitching.

The Tennessee Titans will look to keep their perfect record untainted as they face off against Brett Favre’s New York…

Click here for the thread on tonight’s game against the Celtics. Previews of the game: Associated Press Brian Stensaas/Star Tribune…